iOS7.0 - thoughts/experiences??

<p>I am not having any battery issues (that I didn’t have before) but I have some friends complaining about that. You must have something running that is tanking your battery.</p>

<p>My biggest complaint is that I’ve not been able to download it. I’m one of the “lucky” people that keep getting an error message that it’s not available. DH easily downloaded to his phone and ipad. Me–I’ve been trying for three days…</p>

<p>If anything my battery life has improved. I had a large case of battery draining on iOS6 but now it seems to be better.</p>

<p>So interesting to read about battery drain/battery better, etc. Wonder if that has anything to do with how much space is being used up on your phone???</p>

<p>It varies from person to person. Everyone’s configurations and signal is different at a given time. Battery life depends on a variety of factors. Personally, I know my battery was drained like crazy because I would be on the internet/social media sites in areas where coverage is poor. It’s a no brainer that my battery life would plummet. However, since you did bring up the point of space on your phone, I have since gained space since the update. </p>

<p>Oh, look I lost three percentages writing this post. :eek:</p>

<p>Be sure to close apps running in the background to save battery. I didn’t even know how to do this until I had had this phone for over 9 months! Makes battery last much longer!</p>

<p>Have not yet downloaded IOS7, but H has.</p>

<p>You can check how much data an app is using in “cellular” setting. Scroll down. Each app that is allowed to use cellular has a note under the name listing the amount of data used. You should be able to control apps that way.</p>

<p>I sometimes wonder if people have bluetooth on all the time - which eats battery life more. You can now turn bluetooth on and off from the Control Center, which you get to by swiping up on any screen. It’s also the 3rd preference listed. </p>

<p>One quirk I have is a reminder to turn off the cellular at home and turn it on when I leave. Reminders now let you draw a geofence - meaning a physical circle - so it dings when I come and go. This forces apps to use wifi just in case. And remember: 4G LTE uses more battery than 3G. So I turn it off at home.</p>

<p>Another big drain is radio/streaming podcasts. Also eats data. I had to inform one kid that listening to podcasts is easier on the data plan wallet if you download first at home and then listen. There are two forces at work: data plan limits and battery limits. You want to do more and more but these involve tradeoffs. </p>

<p>BTW, the push notifications from facebook, etc. use very little data and thus take up little battery. There really is no reason to close apps that are just sitting in the background. The notifications - which you control in the Notification Center setting - run independently. Most apps do nothing just sitting in the background; iOS is built on the idea that apps instantly turn on and off from and into saved states. I sometimes clean out my running apps - which is now easier because you just flick them up and away - because I can have 20 or 30 listed and that becomes inefficient to look through.</p>

<p>There is a new setting that let’s apps update automatically. I have read that to save on bateery you need to go into the settings and turn that off.</p>

<p>Legeron–thanks for that info. I had disabled LTE before I downloaded iOS7 and it’s still off. However, I do have Bluetooth on all the time. Just changed that and will turn it off/on manually.</p>

<p>BTW, if you red about the fingerprint sensor, you can see a lot of what’s sad about reporting about Apple. The big deal is that the same people who made fake fingerprints to defeat systems that currently use them have figured out how to do this for the 5s. It took more work, which says a lot about the sophistication of the reader in the phone but it’s being reported as “Apple made a silly claim and here they’ve already been proved wrong!” Not true. To explain, what Apple said is they built (1) a really reliable fingerprint sensor, one that you can trust to work for you, and (2) that access to the fingerprint is secure. They never claimed the sensor was foolproof. That would have been idiotic, which is what the reporting about this has been.</p>

<p>I read a piece by a researcher in the field - limited in what he could say - in which he describes how the security measures likely work given the description. As Apple described, they physically isolate the fingerprint scanning and storage from the rest of the chip and access to the fingerprint is strictly limited to authentication for use (and, as of now, your iTunes account). If someone can crack that security, it would be a big story. </p>

<p>It’s expected Apple will expand access in a secure fashion, meaning the iPhone could become a more advanced wallet or ID. But that hasn’t been done and the bet is this will be done very carefully to protect users. If and when that access expands, then hackers will get another shot. </p>

<p>As for security, the idea behind the fingerprint sensor is to make it easier to secure your phone. Apple said about 50% of users don’t even bother with a passcode. Making reliable fingerprint authentication is their way of encouraging people to lock their phones. That’s great. It has nothing to do with whether some devious person can take your fingerprint off something and then spend hours making a fake fingerprint. Couple the sensor with the ability in Find My Phone to reset, erase or lock your phone remotely and you see a real attempt to stop iPhone thefts. (And for the devious, if the bad guys manage to take your phone, they’d better make your fake fingerprint before you can remotely erase the data and brick it.)</p>

<p>My old eyes can’t see and read the pastel labels or icons in many places. I don’t mind the new system, but I sure wish they hadn’t monkeyed with the color scheme (like Notes!).</p>

<p>Wanted to add I found [this</a> Apple note](<a href=“About Touch ID advanced security technology - Apple Support”>About Touch ID advanced security technology - Apple Support) that discusses security. It says the chance of a false match is 1 in 50k. That’s versus 1 in 10k for guessing the passcode. </p>

<p>They also do a neat job of explaining the probability involved: the 1 in 50k is random so there’s no way to guess at what fingerprint might match while one may guess certain common passcodes. Think about it.</p>

<p>We went to see the ios7 at the Apple store at the mall yesterday. To us, the new iPhone 5c LOOKs similar to the 5, but H is impressed by the new camera, that does look impressive. H may upgrade simply for the better camera! He loves panorama shots and we often have low light situations. </p>

<p>We showed one of the workers a feature/flaw in ios6 and 7 that allows you to use Siri to call out OR text or post on Facebook from a locked phone. The guy was shocked and says he’s sure a patch will soon be issued. H has disabled Siri, our of an abundance of caution and we’ve sent info about this vulnerability to our kids and those we know with iPhones.</p>

<p>Ok, just found I needed to readjust my settings so Siri can’t bypass locked phone screen.</p>

<p>I’ve known that could be done, but I never worried about it.</p>

<p>Because S has to leave his phone with Security at his office regularly and D tends to misplace things, including phones, I thought it was important for them to know. Also thought it was surprising and troubling that the Apple Store employee knew nothing about it, especially not how to fix it.</p>

<p>HIMom- the 5C is the lower end model, right? Not an upgrade to the 5. Or do I not understand the C?</p>

<p>MTA-I read up on it- sounds like the camera is better and it is more colorful.</p>

<p>The S is one with the cool camera and fingerprint ID for sign in. The C is more colorful plastic shells, not aluminum; no new features on the C I could see other than 5 free apps and plastic colored cases. </p>

<p>We watched the long Apple video of the launch the other night and H was very impressed with the improved cameras for the 5s. The super fast speeds and detailed displays were also impressive. They are replacing the 5 with these two new models.</p>

<p>I agree; the difference is mostly speed - the 5s is much faster than the 5, which is the same as the 5c - and the camera and the fingerprint authentication. The camera is mostly noticeable when you a) use the flash because it has 2 LED’s for better tone, b) use the improved burst mode to take a pile of pictures really fast so you can pick one or two and get rid of all the rest (really easily) and c) slo-mo video out of regular video. The fingerprint authentication is probably the most useful because you don’t have to type your passcode for authentication to use the phone or the App/Music store.</p>

<p>The speed and power of the 5s is, I think, more useful in the future than now because apps will be written, particularly games, that use all that power. If you’re a gamer, the 5s is a must. If not, then …</p>

<p>So far I (and pretty much everyone I know) hate iOS7. My complaints: the typeface is too light and hard to read; the letters in the contact list are too close to the edge of the screen and thus hard to tap accurately; it’s harder to answer in coming calls (among other things, they moved the “ignore call and answer” button). Yes, it is beautiful design but the functionality is lacking, IMO, and I am wishing I could revert to the old system already.</p>

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It seems to be geared to those with 20/20 vision. People with bad eyes have more difficulty reading it. </p>

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I would suggest dragging along the contact list. </p>

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Things are going to get moved. This is a matter of adjustment.</p>